WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.000 What's up everyone, and welcome to another episode of the 2 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:06.759 Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to pick up 3 00:00:06.759 --> 00:00:10.199 where he left off with the Pam Bondi discussion with 4 00:00:10.320 --> 00:00:16.320 the OIG investigators. Now, miss an sorry is asking the questions. Hi, 5 00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:18.640 Miss Bondi, thank you all right. I would like to 6 00:00:18.679 --> 00:00:22.359 focus questions on failure to comply with the Oversight Committee subpoena. 7 00:00:22.839 --> 00:00:25.760 On August fifth of last year, Chairman Comer issued a 8 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:29.760 subpoena to the DOJ for all documents and communications from 9 00:00:29.839 --> 00:00:34.399 DJs Epstein and Maxwell related cases. On August twenty second 10 00:00:34.439 --> 00:00:38.439 of last year, DOJ produced approximately thirty three thousand pages 11 00:00:38.479 --> 00:00:41.719 to the committee. Almost all of those materials were already 12 00:00:41.719 --> 00:00:45.240 publicly available, and that's all that we have received from 13 00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:48.560 the DOJ in the ten months since the subpoena was issued. 14 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:51.920 Why was the first production in August made of mostly 15 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:56.719 and all publicly available material, Bondy, as I said earlier, 16 00:00:56.880 --> 00:01:01.280 Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward managed the release of those documents, 17 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:05.640 and since then the Department received and released approximately three 18 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:09.959 million documents. Miss ansorry, but did anyone in the administration 19 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:13.560 direct you to release material that were already publicly available 20 00:01:13.599 --> 00:01:17.760 pertaining specifically to the subpoena. Dylan, I think we're having 21 00:01:17.799 --> 00:01:21.439 some difficulty hearing you. Bondy, Yeah and sorry. Okay. The 22 00:01:21.519 --> 00:01:24.519 question in regards to our subpoena before prior to the 23 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:29.400 Epstein Files Transparency Act, Bondy, I have to turn. I 24 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:31.680 can't turn my neck, so I have to turn towards you. 25 00:01:31.719 --> 00:01:35.879 If that's okay, Miss ansorry. So the question is, did 26 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:39.439 anyone in the administration direct you to release only public 27 00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:43.799 available information in those thirty three thousand pages? Bondy, as 28 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:48.359 I said, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward handled that, Miss 29 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:51.200 an Sorry, I understand that, but Bondie cuts her off. 30 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:54.680 I had minimum involvement in that and sorry. Buddy works 31 00:01:54.719 --> 00:01:58.560 for you. Bondy, Yes and sorry. Did someone direct you 32 00:01:58.760 --> 00:02:02.040 to only release publicly of vallible information in regard to 33 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:07.239 our subpoena to the Department of Justice? Bondi, No and sorry. Okay, Bondie, 34 00:02:07.239 --> 00:02:10.680 to my knowledge, no and sorry. Do you believe that 35 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:14.639 the Department is obligated to respond to the Overside Committee subpoena? Bondi, 36 00:02:14.759 --> 00:02:18.800 Yes and sorry. In November of twenty twenty five, President 37 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:22.759 Trump posted on truth Social about the Committee subpoena, saying quote, 38 00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:25.800 the House Overside Committee can have whatever they are legally 39 00:02:25.919 --> 00:02:29.719 entitled to. Do you agree with President Trump? Bondie? Can 40 00:02:29.759 --> 00:02:33.560 you repeat that? And sorry? In November of twenty twenty five, 41 00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:37.120 President Trump posted on truth Social about the Committee subpoena, 42 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:40.800 saying quote, the House Overside Committee can have whatever they 43 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:44.280 are legally entitled to. Do you agree with the President, Bondie? 44 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:47.360 I agree that you're entitled to everything you're legally entitled to. 45 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:51.199 Yes and sorry? Okay? And then finally, does the committee 46 00:02:51.240 --> 00:02:53.879 need to bring you in for a deposition instead of 47 00:02:53.879 --> 00:02:58.400 a transcribed interview to get complete answers? Bondy, No, and sorry, Okay, 48 00:02:58.479 --> 00:03:02.800 thank you we have, mister Submerannium. Thank you for coming 49 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:05.400 in today. I was just curious if you went through 50 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:07.680 any of the files yourself, Like, did you read through 51 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:11.360 any of the files yourself? BONDI some of them, probably, sure, 52 00:03:11.400 --> 00:03:13.400 some of them. But there were three million pages, so 53 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:18.000 very little Submarennium, right, and you were looking for anything 54 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:23.120 in particular in the files, Bondy no, mister Submarannium. And 55 00:03:23.199 --> 00:03:26.199 there's rumors of an effort potentially to look through the files, 56 00:03:26.199 --> 00:03:29.199 for President Trump's name, in particular, are you aware of 57 00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:32.439 any sort of effort at the Department of Justice anywhere 58 00:03:32.479 --> 00:03:37.000 else in the administration of doing that, Bondy, I'm not 59 00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:39.840 going to discuss anything with the Department or discussions that 60 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:42.960 did or did not take place. Question. I'm asking about 61 00:03:42.960 --> 00:03:45.120 your knowledge of any sort of effort to do that, 62 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.800 not any sort of discussions that happened, Bondi. I'm not 63 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.840 going to discuss any conversations that did or did not happen. 64 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:56.360 Regarding that question, I'm not asking about conversations, just to 65 00:03:56.360 --> 00:03:59.080 be clear, just your knowledge of any effort to look 66 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:02.639 for President Trump's name during the redaction process or during 67 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:05.599 the release of the files, BONDI. What I do know 68 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:08.759 is you can go online. That's why I'm hesitating, and 69 00:04:08.800 --> 00:04:11.080 there are three million pages, and I believe you can 70 00:04:11.120 --> 00:04:13.000 type in a name and it'll come up. So I'm 71 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:15.960 sure many people did that, with many individuals, and I 72 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:19.720 believe members of Congress names are also listed in there. 73 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:22.199 So to my knowledge, did that happen, Yes, but not 74 00:04:22.240 --> 00:04:25.600 only with President Trump, with multiple people, by many of us, 75 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:30.079 as you will, that was done question. Absolutely, You're right. 76 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:32.720 But what I'm asking though, is before the release of 77 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:35.399 the files, during the process or releasing the files, was 78 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:38.319 there any effort to look through for President Trump's name 79 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:41.639 or any other administration officials name before the release of 80 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:45.120 the files? Bondy, I don't recall question. And are you 81 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:48.040 aware of any effort to do that? You don't recall, Bondi, 82 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:51.800 I don't recall question, okay, And you suggested he gets 83 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:56.240 cut off by BONDI again, there were three million pages. Question, 84 00:04:56.439 --> 00:04:59.040 it's not about what's in the files. I'm asking any 85 00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:02.639 effort to look for President Trump or any other administration 86 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:05.720 officials name in the files, up to the release of 87 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:09.199 the files and in the process of releasing the files, Bondy, 88 00:05:09.279 --> 00:05:12.759 I don't recall, Submaranian, you don't recall, okay. And then 89 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:16.079 at various points you suggested that the DOJ holds a 90 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:20.720 significant volume of child sexual abuse material within the Epstein files. 91 00:05:21.160 --> 00:05:25.120 Can you clarify what that means, what you meant by that, BONDI. Sure, 92 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:27.720 it's called c SAM and that is protected, as you 93 00:05:27.800 --> 00:05:32.000 know under the law, highly protected child sexual abuse material. 94 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:34.639 And yes, I'm aware of that, and I'm aware that 95 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:37.519 there was much of that contained in the Epstein files. 96 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:40.319 Question and would you say that some of the files 97 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:44.079 that would have been withheld are those types of materials? Bondy, 98 00:05:44.160 --> 00:05:48.000 to my knowledge yes, question okay. And last month, mister 99 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:51.000 Blanche set on a podcast that quote, the FBI did 100 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:54.439 not collect any video of mister Epstein or others participating 101 00:05:54.439 --> 00:05:57.639 in sex acts. Would you agree with that statement? Answer? 102 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:00.319 I don't have direct knowledge of that, but I do 103 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:03.360 know that initially when all those videos were obtained, they 104 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:06.680 were scoured through by attorneys and probably agents to be 105 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:09.319 sure no victims were released, and much of it, if 106 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:11.839 not all, of it ended up being child sexual abuse 107 00:06:11.879 --> 00:06:16.680 material that he downloaded. If that makes sense. Question, that 108 00:06:16.759 --> 00:06:18.959 makes sense. Thank you. That's very helpful. And you have 109 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:22.120 spoken and have you spoken with any of the survivors, Dylan, 110 00:06:22.399 --> 00:06:25.800 you can answer this, but you can answer it again, Bondy. 111 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:29.240 I spoke with one attorney, I believe. Question one of 112 00:06:29.279 --> 00:06:32.720 their attorneys. Bondi, I spoke with one of their attorneys, 113 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:35.360 I believe. I know attorneys in my office have spoken 114 00:06:35.519 --> 00:06:39.720 with multiple attorneys who represented or represent the survivors, And 115 00:06:39.800 --> 00:06:42.040 as you know, it's not appropriate for us to talk 116 00:06:42.079 --> 00:06:45.519 to someone who is represented directly without talking to their attorney. 117 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:49.759 I've spoke with one of the attorneys. Question, were they 118 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:52.279 or their attorneys at all consulted in the process or 119 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:56.160 release in the files? Bondy, I don't know. I don't recall. Question. 120 00:06:56.240 --> 00:06:59.360 You don't recall. And at one point there was talk 121 00:06:59.360 --> 00:07:02.120 about given the survivors access to their own files or 122 00:07:02.199 --> 00:07:04.800 statements that they made. Was there any discussion about that 123 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:07.720 or sorry? Do you have any knowledge of any sort 124 00:07:07.759 --> 00:07:11.680 of or understanding of any sort of effort to do that, Bondy? 125 00:07:11.759 --> 00:07:15.240 Can you repeat that question? The survivors have asked for 126 00:07:15.240 --> 00:07:18.240 their own files, meaning statements that they gave at the 127 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:21.160 time that they were interviewed. Do you have any awareness 128 00:07:21.199 --> 00:07:23.800 of this request, Bondy, I would direct that to the 129 00:07:23.839 --> 00:07:28.600 current attorney general. Question, but while you were attorney general, Bondi, 130 00:07:28.639 --> 00:07:32.480 I don't recall question. I believe they made that request. 131 00:07:32.680 --> 00:07:35.759 You don't recall them requesting that publicly or directly, Bondy 132 00:07:35.839 --> 00:07:40.560 access to the files? Question? Yes, Bondy, meaning question, they 133 00:07:40.600 --> 00:07:42.680 have asked for their own statements. There are three or 134 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:46.000 two statements, and so they have said that they requested this. 135 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:48.639 I believe it was a public letter too, And I'm 136 00:07:48.680 --> 00:07:51.879 wondering if you would have any knowledge of that request. BONDI, 137 00:07:51.920 --> 00:07:54.720 I don't recall. I would direct that to Deputy Attorney 138 00:07:54.720 --> 00:07:58.160 General Blanche. Question, in your opinion, would you have been 139 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:02.160 willing to fulfill this request? We have asked multiple times 140 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:04.759 if any victim wants to meet with us, that we 141 00:08:04.759 --> 00:08:07.480 would meet with them and that would include that information, 142 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:10.040 to give them that information to discuss it with them 143 00:08:10.040 --> 00:08:13.920 in my mind. Question great, and then I believe you 144 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:16.839 answered this earlier. But based on everything you've seen, do 145 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:19.439 you believe that the Department should move forward with any 146 00:08:19.480 --> 00:08:23.519 effort or prosecution related to the matter. Bondi, As I said, 147 00:08:23.759 --> 00:08:26.079 we had Jay Clayton in the Southern District of New 148 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:28.759 York open an active case on the matter around Jeffrey 149 00:08:28.759 --> 00:08:32.679 Epstein and other individuals when I left office. I believe 150 00:08:32.679 --> 00:08:35.440 that was still a pending investigation, so I can't answer. 151 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:39.919 I would direct that to Todd Blanche or Jay Clayton. Question. 152 00:08:40.039 --> 00:08:43.039 Thank you, mister Frost, thank you. I just have one 153 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:45.919 more question for clarification. In response to one of the 154 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:49.799 questions he just asked about people name searching Donald Trump, 155 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:52.399 you mentioned that maybe he was name searched or members 156 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:55.080 of Congress had been name searched. But then you looked 157 00:08:55.120 --> 00:08:57.360 at us and said, y'all, which leads me to believe 158 00:08:57.639 --> 00:09:01.159 I just want clarification. Are you saying that you know 159 00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:04.000 that members of Congress search for President Trump's name or 160 00:09:04.039 --> 00:09:07.000 search for people's names in the files? Miss BONDI can 161 00:09:07.039 --> 00:09:10.559 you repeat that? Frost? So, when he asked you about 162 00:09:10.879 --> 00:09:13.320 was there an effort to search for President Trump's names 163 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:15.960 in the file, you started talking about the fact that, well, 164 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:18.879 people can go online and look up anybody's name. You 165 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:21.840 can look up the President's name. There's members of Congress 166 00:09:21.879 --> 00:09:23.639 names in it. Then you looked at us and said, 167 00:09:23.720 --> 00:09:27.000 y'all have searched this as well. And I just when 168 00:09:27.039 --> 00:09:29.000 you said that, did you mean members of Congress have 169 00:09:29.080 --> 00:09:32.159 searched for President Trump's name in the files? BONDI, anyone 170 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:36.080 ken it's public, Frost. But by the thing you just 171 00:09:36.200 --> 00:09:38.720 told us a little earlier, it seemed like you of 172 00:09:38.799 --> 00:09:43.600 knowledge of members of Congress name searching President Trump's name. BONDY, oh, no, 173 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:46.480 that I don't have knowledge of. I don't recall that. 174 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:48.720 But anyone can go in and search for any name 175 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:51.639 on there, and hopefully the system's working where it will 176 00:09:51.639 --> 00:09:54.919 pull it up, mister Frost. The reason I asked this 177 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:57.759 is because they were reporting of when you were testifying 178 00:09:57.799 --> 00:10:00.840 to the Judiciary Committee that you had in information on 179 00:10:00.879 --> 00:10:03.240 our search history from when we went to the Department 180 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:05.559 of Justice. Was that something that you were being told 181 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:08.679 to keep. Were you told to keep that information? The 182 00:10:08.759 --> 00:10:11.159 spying on members of Congress as they were looking through 183 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:14.000 the Epstein files, Bondy, No one told me to spy 184 00:10:14.039 --> 00:10:16.720 on members of Congress, Frost, So is that a decision 185 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:19.840 you made on your own, Bondie. Members of Congress were 186 00:10:19.840 --> 00:10:23.159 not spied on. That system downloads anyone who looks at it, 187 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:26.720 because there are millions of pages of unredacted victims' names. 188 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:31.080 There faces names, information that's not public, that's built into 189 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:34.120 the program. In fact, when you go and review it, 190 00:10:34.519 --> 00:10:36.360 if we also have had I don't know if it's 191 00:10:36.360 --> 00:10:39.039 still happening. People in the room watching what was happening 192 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:41.799 to be sure no one was walking out with unredacted 193 00:10:41.840 --> 00:10:45.039 victims' names on a list, and in fact they did 194 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:48.320 find someone doing that. Frost. I'm aware that's how the 195 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:50.879 system might work, but obviously you know, I'm trying to 196 00:10:50.919 --> 00:10:54.159 ask if someone ask you to or why you had 197 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:58.440 printouts of it in your hearing at Judiciary Committee BONDI oh, 198 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:01.559 a stafford gave me that lower level staffer gave me 199 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:03.960 a print out, and I intended to talk to Representative 200 00:11:04.039 --> 00:11:06.879 Jayapel when she was questioning me about it. No one 201 00:11:06.960 --> 00:11:08.960 was trying to hide it. I went and I met 202 00:11:09.000 --> 00:11:11.000 with her for about an hour and a half after 203 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:13.759 the hearing as well in person in my office, and 204 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:16.600 I planned on discussing with that with her, but I 205 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:19.639 couldn't get a word in edgewise on that. And the 206 00:11:19.679 --> 00:11:22.000 point of that was to show her that we had 207 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:24.519 been a lot of talk about our particular graphic. I 208 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:27.159 believed it was it was a circle. There had been 209 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:29.039 a lot of talk that we were trying to hide 210 00:11:29.080 --> 00:11:31.600 men's names because the half a graphic showed a man 211 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:34.120 and the other half was redacted, when in fact, once 212 00:11:34.159 --> 00:11:37.559 anyone went online and saw the unredacted version, you could 213 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:40.320 see that those were women and victims. That's why they 214 00:11:40.320 --> 00:11:44.720 had been redacted. Mister Frost, Uh huh, thank you. All right, folks, 215 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:46.639 who're gonna wrap up right there and in the next 216 00:11:46.639 --> 00:11:49.039 episode dealing with the topic, We're gonna pick up where 217 00:11:49.080 --> 00:11:51.720 we left off. All the information that goes with this 218 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:55.360 episode can be found in the description box. What's up, everyone, 219 00:11:55.399 --> 00:11:59.519 and welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. In 220 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:01.320 this episode, so we're going to pick up where we 221 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:06.799 left off with Pam Bondi and her interview with Congress. Question. 222 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:09.559 All right, miss Bondie, we've got about maybe three minutes 223 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:11.639 left in the round. I'm going to just try to 224 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:14.440 efficiently hit a few straggling questions and then we'll take 225 00:12:14.440 --> 00:12:19.399 a break. Just one question globally, mister Blanche previously represented 226 00:12:19.480 --> 00:12:22.799 President and Trump in a personal capacity. To your knowledge, 227 00:12:22.919 --> 00:12:26.120 did anyone at the Department of Justice ever express concern 228 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:31.039 about mister Blanche's management of the Epstein files process given 229 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:35.879 his previous personal representation of the President? Dylan, you can 230 00:12:35.919 --> 00:12:38.559 answer that to the extent that it doesn't reveal internal 231 00:12:38.559 --> 00:12:42.559 deliberation of the Department of Justice, Bondie, I believe Attorney 232 00:12:42.639 --> 00:12:46.399 General Blanche follows all ethics rules. He's highly ethical and 233 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:51.440 follow the rules of ethics. Question. Miss Maxwell has reportedly 234 00:12:51.480 --> 00:12:55.279 received preferential treatment at her new prison, special privileges in 235 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:58.360 terms of meetings, private meals, a puppy. Do you have 236 00:12:58.399 --> 00:13:02.960 any understanding of why Miss Maxwell's receiving those perks. Answer, 237 00:13:03.159 --> 00:13:04.759 I was not aware of that until I read it 238 00:13:04.840 --> 00:13:07.840 yesterday somewhere. Question would you tend to think that those 239 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:11.240 perks are warranted given the gravity of her crimes? Answer? 240 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:13.799 I would direct that to the Bureau of Prisons, including 241 00:13:13.840 --> 00:13:18.000 its accuracy. Question with respect to the committee subpoena, I 242 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:20.720 think you used a phrase the committee can have what 243 00:13:20.759 --> 00:13:24.039 they're legally entitled to. I think the President has previously 244 00:13:24.120 --> 00:13:28.440 used that same phrase publicly. You know, what's your understanding 245 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:30.440 of the scope of that, because I think from our 246 00:13:30.519 --> 00:13:34.000 point of view, essentially all three million pages of EFTA 247 00:13:34.279 --> 00:13:36.840 would certainly be covered by the subpoena, and I think 248 00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:40.159 probably more than that, because the terms aren't exactly the same. 249 00:13:40.519 --> 00:13:43.559 What's your understanding of what this committee is legally entitled 250 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:47.000 to pursuant to a subpoena? Answer to be able to 251 00:13:47.039 --> 00:13:51.000 review an unredacted version of all the documents, which is 252 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:53.559 what is in the reading room, including I believe the 253 00:13:53.639 --> 00:13:57.679 duplicative material as well for you to review. And that's 254 00:13:57.720 --> 00:14:00.679 why the reading room was set up with underdotted material. 255 00:14:01.480 --> 00:14:05.559 Question to your recollection, at least during your time as 256 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:09.159 Attorney General, was the reading room efta process viewed by 257 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:12.600 the Department as a fulfillment of the Committee subpoena answer. 258 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:15.960 Can you repeat the question? Question? Yeah, the reading room 259 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:18.840 at DJ to your recollection when you were in office, 260 00:14:19.240 --> 00:14:22.279 was the reading room a completion of the Department's obligation 261 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:26.440 under the Committee subpoena answer? To my knowledge, everyone was 262 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:31.039 doing everything they could to comply with the Committee subpoena question. Okay, 263 00:14:31.320 --> 00:14:33.399 and one last question before we go off the record. 264 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:37.240 You've mentioned mister Clayton's investigation in the Southern District of 265 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:39.399 New York. I think in the build up to that 266 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:42.600 there was some public back and forth. President Trump posted 267 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:45.159 on truth Social that he was asking the Department to 268 00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:49.960 investigate Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, 269 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:53.000 J P. Morgan Chase. And now this is a quote 270 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:56.480 many other people and institutions. You have already described your 271 00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:59.519 understanding of the investigation. I want to ask you again, 272 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:02.759 do you have an understanding of who the many other 273 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:07.240 people and institutions are that the President was referring to. Answer? No, 274 00:15:07.799 --> 00:15:10.480 but I do now recall that I did respond to that, 275 00:15:10.799 --> 00:15:13.159 and that's how it became public that Jay Clayton was 276 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:16.840 assigned and looking into that question, yes, totally agree, but 277 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:19.440 you don't have a personal understanding of who those other 278 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:23.679 people and institutions were. Answer no question. Do you have 279 00:15:23.799 --> 00:15:27.000 any sense of why the only individuals included on the 280 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:31.039 President's list were Democrats despite the fact that prominent Republicans 281 00:15:31.080 --> 00:15:35.320 also appear in the Epstein files? Answer no question. Okay, 282 00:15:35.360 --> 00:15:37.279 thank you, and with that we can go off the record. 283 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:41.039 Mister Emmer will go back on the record. I understand 284 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:45.039 the witness would like to make a clarification, BONDI. I 285 00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:47.440 was asked by one of the members of Congress, I believe, 286 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:50.320 Congressman Frost, whether I directed the President's name to be 287 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:53.159 reviewed to see if his name was in the documents. 288 00:15:53.919 --> 00:15:56.960 I don't believe. I know I did not direct anyone's 289 00:15:57.039 --> 00:15:58.919 name to be reviewed to see if it was in there. 290 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:01.600 But it was done because I remember now. I don't 291 00:16:01.600 --> 00:16:04.440 know the timeframe though, but I remember being aware, of 292 00:16:04.480 --> 00:16:07.000 course that his name was in it, along with hundreds 293 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:10.360 or accountless countless other individuals, and I think the list 294 00:16:10.440 --> 00:16:14.600 ultimately came out as well, involving high profile individuals. So 295 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:17.159 I'm aware that his name was searched, but that was 296 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:20.960 among many many names that the department searched. I said hundreds. 297 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:23.320 I'm not sure if it's hundreds, but many, many high 298 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:26.600 profile names. And in fact, that list was ultimately released, 299 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:29.039 so I was aware of that, but I did not 300 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:32.960 direct it. Mister Emmer, thank you. Question. I would like 301 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:35.120 to pick up where we left off. During the majority's 302 00:16:35.120 --> 00:16:39.159 first hour. We were discussing redactions, the Department's practices as 303 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:42.080 it relates to those redactions, and I want to discuss 304 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:45.000 It's been reported that there were several documents that were 305 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:48.759 produced pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act that were 306 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:53.360 on the online interface on DJ's website that were subsequently removed. 307 00:16:53.759 --> 00:16:57.120 Are you aware of documents being removed? Answer yes. I 308 00:16:57.159 --> 00:16:59.679 believe there were errors where the victims' names were in 309 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:03.000 advertly released that shouldn't have been and those were removed, 310 00:17:03.279 --> 00:17:06.799 and the names or information regarding individuals was redacted that 311 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:09.839 should have been released, and upon learning that, the Department 312 00:17:09.839 --> 00:17:13.799 of Justice redacted and corrected both measures. Question are you 313 00:17:13.880 --> 00:17:16.279 aware of any documents that were removed that were not 314 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:20.519 subsequently produced in their redacted form? Answer not to my knowledge, 315 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:23.039 unless you want to refresh my memory, but not to 316 00:17:23.079 --> 00:17:26.720 my knowledge questions, Starting on February fifth, twenty twenty six, 317 00:17:27.039 --> 00:17:29.880 the DOJ allowed members of Congress to go and review 318 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:34.119 the unredacted versions of the Epstein files. I believe that 319 00:17:34.160 --> 00:17:36.400 you were asked during the previous hour. But you can 320 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:39.720 elaborate on what the process was in place to allow 321 00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:43.200 members of Congress to review unredacted documents at the Department 322 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:46.279 of Justice. Answer it's laid out. I believe it was 323 00:17:46.279 --> 00:17:48.759 put in writing the hours that they could go in 324 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:51.799 what they could see which was unredacted. But there was 325 00:17:51.839 --> 00:17:54.079 a process, but I don't have all the details in 326 00:17:54.079 --> 00:17:57.559 front of me. Question, were there any restrictions placed on 327 00:17:57.599 --> 00:18:00.599 members of Congress as far as what they could review? Answer? 328 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:03.759 Not as what they could review. No, and again even 329 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:07.960 the duplicative material was included in there. To my knowledge. Question, 330 00:18:08.960 --> 00:18:11.960 when you and then a Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche 331 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:14.519 appeared before this committee as part of the briefing that 332 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:18.519 you provided in March, I believe you suggested and invited 333 00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:20.839 members of Congress that were present to come meet with 334 00:18:20.880 --> 00:18:24.519 you and Blanche personally. Is that right? Answer? Yes? Question 335 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:27.359 how many members on our committee took you up on 336 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:30.880 that offer. Answer. Initially, I believe almost all the members 337 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:34.759 were here. Oh, I'm sorry, you mean here when we 338 00:18:34.920 --> 00:18:38.519 came to gets cut off by Emmer. How many members 339 00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:41.160 that you invited pursue into the briefing that you were at? 340 00:18:41.440 --> 00:18:44.599 How many members actually took you up on that offer? Answer? 341 00:18:44.680 --> 00:18:48.200 You mean come to our office? Question? Correct answer. I 342 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:52.960 don't believe any did. Question and BONDI cuts them off. Oh, 343 00:18:53.000 --> 00:18:55.880 I'm sorry. Yes, some, I'm sorry, some of the Republican 344 00:18:55.880 --> 00:18:59.920 members did. Yes, Representative Bobert Cloud and Perry maybe represented 345 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:03.319 Birchant maybe, yeah, I'm sorry, yes, three, I was thinking 346 00:19:03.319 --> 00:19:05.960 on the Democrat side. No Democrats took us up on that. 347 00:19:06.559 --> 00:19:08.240 I did meet at one point, but she is not 348 00:19:08.279 --> 00:19:12.480 on the committee. Representative Jayapel Emmer question and to be clear, 349 00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:18.240 no Democrats on the committee took you up on that offer? Answer? No, okay, cool? 350 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:21.480 How many Republicans showed up to talk to Les Wexner like, 351 00:19:21.559 --> 00:19:27.720 come on, stop with the games, this is bullshit? Question 352 00:19:27.759 --> 00:19:31.599 and during that briefing gets cut off by BONDI, to 353 00:19:31.680 --> 00:19:34.240 my knowledge, no to meet with anyone in my office, 354 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:36.960 but not with me. Question, thank you? And during the 355 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:40.559 briefing in March. Did any Democrat ask you substantive questions 356 00:19:40.599 --> 00:19:44.000 as to relating to the Epstein and Maxwell matter? Answer 357 00:19:44.039 --> 00:19:46.799 the briefing that we had here in Congress. No. In fact, 358 00:19:46.839 --> 00:19:48.519 one of them yelled that they were mad at the 359 00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:51.279 c span wasn't there, and they got up and left. 360 00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:54.240 As Deputy Attorney General Blanche and I continue to brief you, 361 00:19:54.559 --> 00:19:56.160 I believe it was for an hour and a half 362 00:19:56.319 --> 00:20:01.599 and answer your questions. Yeah, about the dow. This lady's unbelievable, 363 00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:06.559 and I mean that literally and figuratively. Question and a 364 00:20:06.559 --> 00:20:09.000 couple questions. Do you have any knowledge as to why 365 00:20:09.079 --> 00:20:12.279 the Biden administration did not release any files related to 366 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:15.920 Jeffrey Epstein or Glenn Maxwell. Answer No, I don't have 367 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:18.240 any knowledge on that. Nor do I have any knowledge 368 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:20.720 whether any of these members of Congress ask that they 369 00:20:20.759 --> 00:20:24.400 be released during the Biden administration. My understanding is none 370 00:20:24.400 --> 00:20:27.359 of them did to my knowledge. May be representative Conna 371 00:20:28.319 --> 00:20:31.240 that is such a weak ass out. So because the 372 00:20:31.319 --> 00:20:33.279 last team didn't do a good job, we're not going 373 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:36.440 to do a good job either. Question Attorney General BONDI, 374 00:20:36.559 --> 00:20:39.039 given the number of times you testified on the subject, 375 00:20:39.359 --> 00:20:41.759 and that you are no longer involved in DJ matters. 376 00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:44.440 Is there anything that you have not been asked today 377 00:20:44.799 --> 00:20:47.200 or any other setting that you believe is relevant to 378 00:20:47.200 --> 00:20:52.279 this committee's investigation. Answer No, Chairman, Comer, Madam Attorney General, 379 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:55.799 thank you for being here today. You've answered questions going 380 00:20:55.799 --> 00:20:58.599 back to the briefing that we had. You've answered four 381 00:20:58.640 --> 00:21:01.759 hours worth of questions, responsive from our requests. So we 382 00:21:01.839 --> 00:21:03.680 want to thank you for that. And I think that 383 00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:06.759 concludes the majority's questions. So thank you again for being 384 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:10.880 here and answering our questions. BONDI, thank you, Comer. That 385 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:16.519 concludes the majority's questions. Emmer, we can go off record. We'redacted, Okay, 386 00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:19.079 so we're back on the record, Miss Bondie. I understand 387 00:21:19.119 --> 00:21:22.440 you have a clarification you'd like to make. Bondy, Yeah, 388 00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:25.279 regarding the documents in the reading room, when I said 389 00:21:25.319 --> 00:21:27.720 all six million were available, I know I said the 390 00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:30.759 duplicative ones were, but I want to clarify, and I 391 00:21:30.799 --> 00:21:34.359 was just informed of this that the unresponsive documents that 392 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:36.440 have nothing to do with the case are not in 393 00:21:36.440 --> 00:21:39.960 the reading room, nor is anything that contains privileged material. 394 00:21:40.319 --> 00:21:42.799 So if I could clarify that, and then one more 395 00:21:42.839 --> 00:21:46.400 point is Representative Garcia outside saying that I quote through 396 00:21:46.440 --> 00:21:49.359 Todd on placing the blame on Todd Blanche. That is 397 00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:52.079 one hundred percent incorrect. Todd Blanche is one of the 398 00:21:52.119 --> 00:21:55.240 most highly ethical individuals I know, and I think he 399 00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:58.599 is making an incredible acting attorney general, and he managed 400 00:21:58.599 --> 00:22:02.160 this investigation. It was a herculean task with very little error, 401 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:05.039